These Croatian rakija's are all produced by Maraska – you can see their old factory in the large old building directly across the water. Sipped by locals for “medicinal” purposes, they are a nice alternative to the usual shots of tequila & sambuca.
Maraschino is made from the Marasca cherry, which is only grown in the Zadar region. Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XVIII & Czar Nicholas I all enjoyed a shot of Maraschino, and King George IV liked it so much he sent a British naval fleet to Zadar to collect a 100 cases for the Royal Court in London! It was also served aboard the Titanic in 1912.

“The affair happened in that town where they make
Maraschino,” continued Schinner, seeming to search for a name.
“Zadar,” said Georges. “I’ve been there; it is on the coast.”
“a start in life” by Honoré de Balzac